| This page features links to
samples of electronic books, magazines, newspapers and comics. Each is comparable to the
paper equivalent, but the medium of the Web allows authors and artists to be inovative,
and to try effects that cannot be achieved in print.
This section features other sites that will be
of interest, but do not fall into other categories.
Contentious.
This is an ezine that is devoted to issues affecting people who write content for web
sites, e-zines and so on. It comes out monthly, so bookmark this page and come back each
month.
Editor &
Publisher Interactive Devoted to those who edit or publish online or electronically.
If you are doing this or want to do this, then drop by this site.
Ebook Net
Interested in the hardware that's available now to support electronic books? Then you
should check out this site. Has reviews of what is available, plus libraries of ebooks to
suit some of the available hardware.
Online Writing This is a discussion
group by and for people who write online content, or are involved in electronic
publishing. It is not a technical how to site, but deals with issues of interest to
writers and publishers. Everything from the business and legal aspects of content
development, to the evolving aesthetics of this medium, to the merits and flaws of
specific projects is fair game. If you are at all interested in creating content for the
web, or online/electronic publishing, then you should drop in and consider subscribing to
this.
Stop The Presses!
Online industry news and analysis by Steve Outing.
E-zines are the electronic equivalent of
magazines. You can find them on almost any topic. Some are produced by fans, and are the
equivalent of a few photocopied A4 pages. Others are professionally produced and can rival
glossy print versions.
CyberJapan
This site is graphics intense. Do not visit if you have a slow modem, slow ISP, or
text only browser. Reminds me a bit of Blade Runner, or cybernovels by William
Gibson. This is a high tech ezine site that gives you a look into the weird wired world of
Japanese youth. Has links to a host of other ezines as well.
CyberGrrlz
"The e-zine for girls with brains and a sense of humor (smarter guys will like it
too)" according to its publisher Heidi Rogers. It also includes a personals page, and
Aunt Crabby - an advice columnist like no other.
Dark Planet A quarterly
journal of science fiction, science fact, reviews, poetry and more. Almost everything you
see here has been printed somewhere else before, but it's unlikely you've seen these
stories before.
Firehorse
This e-zine is a curious assembly of topics that normally wouldn't be found together in a
single publication. It includes news grabs on the IT industry, a multimedia column,
surrealist literature, art, music and video reviews.
Geekgirl Probably the
most popular e-zine (or web-zine) on the net. It's of professional quality, while
retaining its alternative flavour. This zine is published quarterly, and features
interviews and articles that are often serious and sometimes downright silly. Well worth a
look.
Go Girl!
This is a fairly new and energetic e-zine for women. It's not as in your face as some
magazines. It manages to relate practical issues without being intimidating. They are also
seeking writers for their publication, so contact them if you feel you have something to
contribute.
Millennium
Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine. This is not a conventional SF
fanzine. This is a forum for publishing new stories. The stories are high quality worthy
of any printed anthology or magazine. Most of the authors published here have a track
record of publishing in the genre. If you're into this genre, then check out this
magazine.
SpaceWays
Weekly The Canadian E-mail Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy. An E-zine
available by email on payment of a subscripion. Each issue contains one story, the
editor's comments and an autobiography of the story's author. SpaceWays Weekly is
published 52 times per year. The ezine is sent out
each Friday.
The Case.
This is another high quality e-zine, but this one is interactive. The contents change
weekly when the mystery writers behind The Case release a new mystery and invite
the online world to solve it. Mysteries are usually released Tuesday night US time. Over
the next week more evidence is added that will assist you in deciding not only who
committed the act (murder, theft or other atrocity) but also how and why.
The I
Magazine This e-zine has more content than attitude and changes constantly.It's cool
(or should that be kewl?) and features music, art, film, books and other cultural stuff.
Tweak This is
a superbly designed and refreshing e-zine from California. The site is designed to appeal
to people from all walks of life. It's an excellent read, and well laid out too.
Zine Scene Electronic magazines, or
"Zines", are proliferating. Most of them aren't worth the paper they're printed
on! This is a site dedicated to sifting through the zines, and brings you cuttings from
the good ones. A good starting point if you want to check out some zines.
The
Australian newspaper This site is not a replacement for the paper copy of this
newspaper, but it does give you a concise overview of the world news. There is also a
search engine that allows you to customise the news you want to read.
CNN They are
the source of much of the world's news stories. This site is updated almost as regularly
as their broadcasts. This is probably a more comprehensive source of news than almost any
other site. Major headlines appear with text, photographs and sometimes QuickTime movies
of the significant events. If you are following stories, it's worth visiting twice daily
to catch updates.
253 A
recent project by London author Geoff Ryman. It concerns the thoughts and background of
253 people on an out of control London Underground train. It's available both on the
Internet and as a printed book.
Alice In Wonderland This site
is the work of a Lewis Carroll enthusiast. It looks great and the layout makes it easy to
read the text online. As well it includes quite a number of original illustrations. It's a
great source for those bizarre quotes you can find in much of Carroll's writing.
Black City Worth a look
to see what some authors are doing to publish their works. A fairly well written story,
good read about a nanny with a secret night life. It features a mix of narration and
dialog. Each page is accompanied by a lithographic pop-art style illustration which looks
dramatic on the black background and white text.
Book
Stacks' Electronic Library This is one of the most complete writing resources on the
Internet. This site is full of interesting and surprising works. It is split into
categories such as fiction, humor, poetry and so on. You'll find such oddities as the full
script to Monty Python's Life of Brian, a collection of Italian writings. Book
Stacks also supply an online cafe where you can talk with other book fans or download some
audio excerpts from the latest talking books. There are also summaries of what's in the
latest book related magazines around the world, and you'll find full texts of writers such
as HG Wells and Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Chaucer:
The Canterbury Tales This site features the complete text of The Canterbury Tales
in both Middle English and Modern English as well as a detailed historical background of
the events that took place prior to and during the writing of The Canterbury Tales.
There are also some beautiful illuminations (manuscript artwork) of Jean Froissart, a
contemporary of Chaucer.
Classics
Archive This site contains the English translation of more than 400 classical Greek
and Roman texts. The text is available both in hypertext format and plain text.
Digital Dante Project
This site has the complete text of Dante Alighirri's Commedia (The Devine
Comedy), but also a great collection of images to go with the text. Text is presented in
both Italian and English. Definitely worth a look.
Dracula This site contains
the full text of Bram Stoker's Dracula. The site uses 2 frames, the left one has
the chapters in a list, the right one has the text of that chapter.
Early
Myth and the Goddess in ancient China Peruse a synopsis of this book, then if you are
prepared to pay, you can download the full book. There are other books available from this
site as well, including Early Myth and Amaterasu in Neolithic and Medieval Japan,
and The Great Goddess in India and tibet.
Electra-Light
Bookstore This site publishes books in E-book format. Currently concentrating on
science fiction, fantasy, suspense and horror, they plan to expand into publishing
mainstream fiction, action/adventure, historical, classics and perhaps even romance. They
are willing to accept submissions from writers of all experience levels, from beginner to
expert.
Folklore and Mythology Professor D. L.
Ashliman (from the University of Pittburgh) has painstakinly compiled, edited and/or
translated a staggering amount of mythology and folklore texts, as well as listing links
to numerous other tales
Gulliver's Travels by
Johnathon Swift This is a wonderful example of an electronic text. Here you can find
the full text of Swift's classic. Each chapter is a separate page, with links to the next
chapter. There is also a contents page that lets you jump to your choice of chapters. This
site also includes some graphics from the original text, and links to other sites.
Lonely
Planet Guides. These are probably the best known guides to travel. This site is not
the entire text of the printed books, but it does contain excerpts, stacks of information,
and some priceless photography. You can order you own printed copies via secure ordering
online.
Project
Gutenberg This site is fascinating, because it is attempting to publish all works with
expired copyright. You'll find everything from the complete works of William Shakespear to
Charles Dickens, Jules Verne, Jane Austen, Mark Twain and many more. Probably almost every
book that is over 50 years old. You can help out by scanning or keying in any text they
don't yet have that is out of copyright.
Victory Gardens This is an interactive
novel, a collage of news and fiction from the Gulf War. This site lets you read an
extensive sample of the book. It may not be to everyone's taste, but at least try it and
see.The full text is only available on floppy disk, for a fee.
The House@
Another soap opera, this time the product of the students of Western Australia's Curtin
University. The House@ is actually a slick comic strip. An interesting story line that is
accompanied by great graphics. There are enough episodes here to keep readers enthused.
Its updated regularly, so worth bookmarking and coming back to.
The
Blue Dot This is a surreal and experimental online gallery. In keeping with the
surrealism school of art, free association is used to produce often bizarre imagery. Not a
site for everyone, but if you're into surreal or experimental art, take a look
Famous Paintings This site is a virtual
art gallery.It comes courtesy of the Web Museum site, featuring links to images of a
number of famous paintings from various museums.
Flood Gallery. This site features art
and photography that pushes the envelope of what technology and imagination will allow,
combining digital processing with photography to produce works that are highly unusual and
surreal. Exhibitions change regularly, and artists are invited to submit their own works
to the Gallery.
Jukurrpa Artists This is a new site
representing a collective of Central Australian Aboriginal women. They paint in the
western desert style of intricate patterns and dots related to Jukurrpa
or the Dreaming. All works are for sale at reasonable prices.
Just Imagjne Art Gallery.
Science Fiction/Fantasy art. The artist works with digital art.
The National Gallery of Art The gallery is in
Washington D.C. and has what is probably the finest collection of art on the planet. The
site is simple and elegant, bringing out the power of the images. Easy to navigate,
includes a search engine for tracking down artists and their works. They change the
featured exhibition frequently, so it's one you'll keep coming back to.
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